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Gulf states will face privatisation challenges

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GULF STATES

The outlook for Gulf privatisation.

More jobs for Middle East women could boost growth

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MIDDLE EAST

It launched the annual forum of ‘Top CEOs’, reflecting rapid changes in Riyadh’s policy over the past year. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to increase female…

CBDC usage will increase in Middle East & North Africa

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

Many Middle East and North African (MENA) countries view CBDCs as a solution for a host of money-related issues and, led by the UAE, are at various stages of CBDC development…

Efforts to standardise Islamic finance will struggle

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INTERNATIONAL

The case highlights the dangers ‘Sharia risk’ poses for the 2-trillion-dollar Islamic finance industry. The issue is compounded by the variety of models of Sharia governance that…

Bilateral will dominate Gulf UK and EU trade advances

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GULF STATES

The post-Brexit United Kingdom is eager to conclude economic agreements across the world under its promise to deliver a ‘Global Britain’. The EU wants to increase its visible…

Biden will take a pragmatic approach to GCC states

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UNITED STATES/GCC

Washington’s partnerships with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, remain crucially important to US interests. GCC leaders are leveraging US concerns…

Gulf states’ non-oil growth will depend on oil income

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GULF STATES

The deal links two key sectors in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ efforts to diversify their hydrocarbon-dependent economies, connecting transportation and…

India’s Gulf ties will face setbacks in the near term

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INDIA

Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…

Latin America food exports to Gulf will expand further

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LATIN AMERICA/GULF STATES

The GCC imports around 85% of the food its member countries consume domestically, and the share of Latin American products as a proportion of the GCC’s total food imports has…

China will balance ties between Gulf States and Iran

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GULF STATES/IRAN

In January 2022, a high-profile delegation comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) secretary general and the foreign ministers of four GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait…